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CONTRACT FOR 2 MONTHS Cataloguer Retrospective Cataloguing Project Heritage Lottery Fund Canning House Library Canning House was founded in 1943 to promote understanding between Britain, Spain, Portugal and Latin America and their historical relationships. The Library houses a collection of some 60,000 volumes on the cultures, literatures, histories and economies of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries of the world and their connections with Britain. This post is available for 2 months and involves working on a special project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund to complete the conversion of the card catalogue records to machine readable format. Once completed, the Library's catalogue will be accessible in the Internet. The post holder will work as a member of the Library's team and report directly to the Library and Information Manager. The Library's staff consists of a full time permanent Library and Information Officer and a Library and Information Manager, as well as another full time temporary Cataloguer. Main responsibilities are: 1. Perform on-line searches on OCLC to download records 2. Correct any errors found in those records by editing them on-line in the Library's Horizon System. Adding any extra information according to the parameters set up by the Library. 3. Add local information (barcodes, classification numbers etc) to those records. 4. Liase with OCLC by telephone, fax or e-mail on any queries arising from the records. 5. Create a full record in-house, for those titles not found in OCLC, to UKMARC and AACR2 standards using the automated system Horizon Job requirements: Degree or Post-Graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science. Thoroughness and attention to detail Positive and flexible approach to work Knowledge of AACR2, MARC format and Library of Congress Subject Headings Experience of on-line cataloguing Experience of using automated library systems Desirable: Knowledge of Epixtech/Horizon Library System will be an advantage Knowledge of Spanish and/or Portuguese Conditions Salary: £17,000 per annum /pro rata Working Hours: Normal office hours are from 9.30-17.30, Tuesday to Friday and 10.30-18.30 on Monday Carmen Suárez Library and Information Service Manager Hispanic and Luso Brazilian Council Canning House 2 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PJ www.canninghouse.com <http://www.canninghouse.com> Registered Charity No: 314210